Hi,I have today received some fertile pekin bantam eggs in the mail. They were in the mail for 2 days (they came from the same state) I have done research but I want to get a second opinion.

- should I take the old infertile eggs out from under my broody hen before putting fertile under.- I have put the eggs point down in an egg carton because it is said to increase the chance that they hatch, is this true and do I have to let them sit there for 24 hours or can I do 6- they were in an egg carton wraped individually in paper towels and put in a box surrounded by bubble wrap, they were COD and didn't have fragile written on it but they only came from 3 hours away. What are the chances of them hatching.Thanks

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yes let them sit for 24 hours traveling any distance gets some vibration .swap the eggs at night if possible .posted eggs can get good or bad hatches , since it is cool weather they should be Ok most failures are from hair line cracks or from been over heated in the postal van.

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